冠省

Japanese

Kanji in this term
冠	省
かん Grade: S	しょう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かんしょー [kàńshóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kã̠ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]

Phrase

冠(かん)省(しょう) • (kanshō) 

1. (opening of a letter) Forgive me for dispensing with the preliminaries, but I hasten to inform you that...

   Synonym: 前略

Usage notes

When writing Japanese letters, the opening phrase 冠省 is often paired with closing phrases such as 草々 or 不一.